Numbering attachment for printing-presses



(No Model.)

W. B. CARR. NUMBBRING ATTACHMENT FOR PRINTING PRESSES. No. 507,416.Patented Oct. 24, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT union.

WALTER B. CARR, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 507,416, dated October24., 1893.

Application filed January 1'7, 1893. Serial No. 458,641. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- I

Be it known that I, WALTER B. CARR, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Numbering Attachments forPrinting-Presses,of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, wherein like symbols of reference refer tolike parts wherever they occur, in which Figure 1 is a sectional viewthrough the frame of an ordinary newspaper press, the section beingtaken through that portion which supports the folding mechanism. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the means for actuating the numberingmechanism, taken from the underneath side. Fig. 3 is a diagrammaticalview of the depressing finger and the shoe or horn, showing the formerin its different positions.

My invention relates to a new and. useful improvement in a numberingattachment for printing presses, and consists, generally stated, inplacing a series of ordinary figure printing wheels in such positionthat they will, at each revolution of their carrying cylinder, be movedone number at a time, forward, and in combining therewith suitableinking mechanism adapted to be actuated by the revolution of thecarrying cylinder, all as will hereinafter be described and afterwardpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, A indicates the frame which supports the foldingmechanism of an ordinary Hoe newspaper press. B is the longitudinalfolder, and C and O the folding rolls.

D indicates one of the spur wheels for driving the folding mechanism,which meshes with and drives a pinion E, mounted on the end of a countershaft journaled in suitable bearings bolted to the frame A. On theopposite end of the shaft is a beveled gear E which meshes with anotherpinion F (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1) whose shaft f is journaled insuitable bearings mounted on theframe A.

Mounted on the shaft f is a cylinder G, which carries in its periphery aseries of figure printing wheels or'numbering head as it may be termedH, of a construction such as shown and described in a patent granted toJames H. Reinhardt, on August 21, 1888, No. 388,307, which figureprinting wheels are actuated by a depression finger I which projectsbeyond the periphery of the carrying cylinder some distance. Bydepressing. or pushing this finger I, inwardly, the disks or figureprinting wheels are rotated one number at a time progressively as isfully set forth and described in the aforementioned patent. The meansfor depressing the finger at each revolution will presently appear.

Mounted on the shaft f near the cylinder G, is a pinion J which mesheswith a spur wheel K, said spur being mounted in the lower extremity of ahanger frame L, which hanger frame is mounted upon the rail L of thepress frame. Mounted in this hanger frame are the distributing rolls Zand the feeding ink roll Z, which latter receives ink from one of thevibrating rolls m. The vibrating roll m is mounted in a pivoted arm mwhich arm receives motion from a connecting rod m" whose other end ismounted on the wheel K.

0 is a stationary feed roll mounted in the frame L, which roll receivesink from another vibrating roll 19, mounted in the arm m which vibratingroll plays therebetween and the fountain roll g.

X indicates the ink fountain.

Secured to the frame L is a shield M, which extends downwardly aroundthe spur wheel K, after which it is bent to partially surround thepinion J, its lowermost extremity being formed with a jog to escape saidpinion, and being bent up and formed with an eye which embraces theshaft f and holds the lower end of the shield in place. The purpose ofthis shield M is to act as a guard for the wheels J and K, and also as ameans of support for the shoe or horn N. Mounted upon the shield at anysuitable place is a shoe or horn N extending over the surface of thecarrying cylinder G and formed with oppositely inclined or eccentricfaces, in the path of the depression finger I, so that when the cylinderis revolved, the finger I coming in contact with the eccentric face orincline 1 on the free end of the shoe or horn, and moving toward itsmiddle, will be gradually depressed, until forced inward such a distanceas is sufficient IOO to move the figure printing wheel or wheels onenumber forward. When the depression finger I has been depressed, it isheld in such position by the concentrically arranged face 2, in order togive time for the proper operation of the wheels and permit therespective dogs to set. The finger is then released gradually by ridingunder the diverging incline 3, which will permit the parts to assume aposition ready for the next operation, withoutjar and possibledisplacement, which might be consequent, should a too sudden movement beimparted. To support this shoe from the shield, I extend from its lowerextremity, a shank n which is provided with a foot n by which means itis secured to the shield.

It will be obvious, that although I have shown the device as attached toan auxiliary printing attachment which acts in conjunction with thelongitudinal folder, still I may as advantageously apply it to anyprinting cylinder.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a numbering attachment for printing presses, the combination witha carrying cylinder, of figure printing wheels mounted therein, adepression finger for rotating the wheels, a pinion mounted on the shaftof the 30 carrying cylinder for actuating the inking mechanism, a shieldfor the pinion, and ashoe or horn mounted on the shield and placed inthe path of the depression finger, substantially as described.

2. In a numbering attachment for printing presses, the combination withthe carrying cylinder and its shaft, of the figure printing Wheelsmounted in the periphery thereof, a pinion on the shaft for actuatingthe inking 4o mechanism, a shield for the pinion, and a shoe or hornformed with eccentric surfaces secured to the shield and extending toand over the periphery of the carrying cylinder, where it isconcentrically arranged, and 5 placed in the path of the means foractuating the figure printing wheels, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 5th day of 50 January, 1893.

WALTER B. CARR.

Witnesses:

F. R. CORNWALL, A. RAMEL.

